The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-04-15
UNWORTHY OF BELIEF.

nesses.
Sioux CITY, h., April THE most i'm
portant evidence so far produced by the
defense in the Haddock murder trial was
given yesterday by Paul Leader, who is
one of the indicted parties. Leader, who
is proprietor of the Milwaukee House,
testified that on the night of the
murder he met J. C. Hart, with
whom he went into James Junk's
saloon, where he saw Leavitt and a num-
Der of others. In common with other
witnesses, Leader says the entire party
left the saloon together and went in the
direction of the Columbia House corner
Leader says, however, that on reaching
that point he passed the crowd, Leavitt ex-
changing hats with him. Witness and
Hart then went south on Water street I'M
til they heard the shot. Leader looked
back and saw the victim stagger, the as
sassin meanwhile running north The lat
ter wore rubber coat and light pants,
and witness believed the murderer was
Leavitt Arensdorf was not in the Gre wd,
having remained in Junk's saloon. Wit
ness described how he went home after the
shooting and refrained from saying any
thing about the matter because he feared
to criminate himself. His whole story was
told with an air of truthfulness and was
not materially shaken by long cross
examination. J. G. Hart, the man with
whom Leader was on the night of the
tragedy, gave corroborative testimony.
SIOUX CITY, Ia, April S-John Titzsim-
mons, who testified for the State last week
that the man he saw shoot Haddock ran in
direction of the bridge, again appeared
on the stand yesterday morning, and
swore for the defense that he was former
ly mistaken concerning that point. He
now thinks the man who did the shoot
ing ran in northerly direction; he did
not believe the assassin was John Arens-
dorf.
Harry Sherwin, another of the defend
ants, took the stand. He recollected
the evening of August perfectly we'll;
saw Leavitt going into dry-goods store
with light suit of clothes on; was at
the English Kitchen saloon, at the time
of She killing; heard of the killing of
Haddock at about 10 80 o'clock; Arensdorf
was at the kitchen at about the time witness
heard of the killing of Haddocz; he had
been there about seven or eight minutes.
Witness knew of no conspiracy to iniure
Haddock; was not at any meeting of sa-
loon-keepers where any thing was said
about whipping or iniuring Haddock or
any other person.
Sioux CITY, Ia, April Gin the Had
dock murder trial at Thursday af-
ternoon's session John Arensdorf,
the defendent, took the stand and
testified. Arensdorf said that he learned
The brewing business in Belgium, and
came to this city in 1877, since which he
has been foreman Of the Franz brewery
August he came over to town between sew
en- and eight o'clock and went to Philip
Eberle's saloon, where he met Barnes and
Laveler and remained until $780, He and
Barnes went across the street to the
Shepherd restaurant and got supper,
remaining there until about ten o'clock.
Barnes then went west and Arens-
dorf east to the Chicago saloon;
they then went to Junks' saloon,
where he met Grady and Scollard. From
there he went east nearly three blocks to
thes English Kitchen, kept by Henry Sher-
man, and remained until word reached him
that a man had been shot near the Column
bia House and one block east of the brew
cry. The witness then described how he
went west to Junks', down to the scene of
the murder, where he learned that the
man shot was Rev. Haddock. He then
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short time. and then went back to Junks'
and from there to his home.
Witness, continuing, testified substan-
TALLY as follow:
81 have heard the testimony of Leavitt; was
aot at the corner of Fourth and Water streets
when Had6ock was killed; was at the meeting
on tbs I'd of August; there was no private
meeting to my knowledge; nothing was said
in my presence to do up any one; heard
nothing about hiring two Dutchmen to
do up any one; made no remark about blow
ing up any one; heard no remark about blow
ing up any ones house; had no conversation
with Leavitt as to who had killed Haddock;
had no conversation with Leavitt about keep
ing still and things would be all right; had no
conversation with Leavitt at Junks about
who killed Haddock; did not say at
the saloon mems meeting that there was
300 or $500 in the treasury and supposed that
would be enough to hire some one to do up
Haddock or other witnesses. l never gave
Bismarck any money at Borsh's beer-garden to
leave town; never gave Fritz Folger any money
to give him to Induce him to leave town. had
no conversation with Mrs. Bismarck about her
leaving town; she sent note requesting me to
come to her house; she wanted to sell her
house and asked me to sell it for her. bought
the house for Adolph Nepper, and he furnished
the money $3.50; bought it at Mr.. Nepper's re-
quest; had no conversation at the meeting of
saloon men on the evening of the I'd with
Treiber, in which he said he had two Dutchmen
who would do up Haddoclz; heard no such con-
versation; did not have any conversation
with Leavitt in front of Martins shoe store,
in which asked him if he had seen the shoot
ing, and that I was not feeling any too
WELL nor did | ask him if 1 could depend on him
as brother; did not know that any one in
tended to injure Mr. Haddock knew of no con-
spiracy to injure any enc; never talked over q
matter of this kind with any one; had no idea
where Haddock was that night; was not with
Treiber or any other saloon men that evening,
only as stated; did not know that Treiber or
any one else was doing anything toward injuring
Mr.. Haddock.''
On cross-examination the witness held
his own, and said that the reason his testi-
mony before the coroner's jury might not
agree with that of to-day was because
he had given little thought to what he had
been DANG on August 3 until after he was
charged with the crime, and then he found
that in giving prior evidence he had been
mistaken.
SIOUX CITY, Ia, April 9-Leavitt was
recalled yesterday morning by the defense
in the Haddock murder trial, to identify
copies of his confession. The defense
offered extracts from his confession in
evidence, but on objection from the
prosecution, it was ruled out by the Court
In answer to question of the defense,
Leavitt said he did not know what he
did say before the coroner's jury. A mans
life was in danger then to Tell what he
knew. The defense here offered in evil
dence the confession of Leavitt as whole,
and it was accepted. At this point the de-
Tense rested.
SIOUX CITY, Ia, April 9.-In the Arens-
dorf trial Friday, the State had A.
Lyon recalled. The questions put
to him were with a view to the
impeachment of G, W. Schmidt, the
witness who swore to viewing the murder
from his window in the Columbia House,
and who sWore that Leavitt fired the shot.
Witness acknowledged to having served a
term in Jail at New Ulm, Mimi.
A. c. Matthews, o. H. Jackson John L.
Cass and S. S. Nordville, citizens of Lake
Benton, Mimi, swore that the reputation
of Gus Schmidt, who declared that he saw
the shot fired. and that Arensdorf was not
the murderer was very bad. Other wit
nesses testified to expires sions made by
Lyons tending to show that he was in sym
pathy with those whom it is alleged de-